Entrée principale:

Brandt, Beverly Kay.

Titre et auteur:

The craftsman and the critic : defining usefulness and beauty in arts and crafts-era Boston / Beverly K. Brandt.

Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2009.

Description:

xxx, 391 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-379) and index.
Introduction: In quest of usefulness and beauty: the evolution of the discipline of design criticism in the nineteenth century -- Boston in the Gilded Age: embracing design criticism and the reform movement -- By word, deed, or example: promoting design reform in Boston -- Adviser, promoter, tormentor, and midwife: the multiple roles of Boston's design critics -- Models and methodologies: guidelines for achieving "good design" -- The Boston diaspora: promoting Boston's standards of usefulness and beauty nationwide -- Afterword -- Epilogue: Usefulness and beauty in the new millennium: the legacy of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston -- Appendixes: A. Members of the SACB jury, 1900-1917 ; B. Survey of the SACB membership by craft category, 1916 ; C. List of books in the SACB library, compiled 1917-1918 ; D. Works commended by the SACB jury as listed in the Annual reports, 1913-1918 ; E. Architect members of the SACB, 1897-1917.

Ressources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781558496774 (alk. paper)
1558496777 (alk. paper)

Sujet:

Arts and crafts movement Massachusetts Boston History 19th century.
Decorative arts Massachusetts Boston History 19th century.
Arts and crafts movement Massachusetts Boston Histoire 19e siècle.
Arts décoratifs Massachusetts Boston Histoire 19e siècle.
Arts and crafts movement.
Decorative arts.
Massachusetts Boston.
Boston, Mass.

Classification/genre:

History.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 262804
Cote: BIB 193934
Statut: Disponible